5 Things You Need to Know Before Reading:
1.
Who took the blame? CSK captain
Ruturaj Gaikwad put the entire defeat against RCB on himself after scoring just
7 runs.
2.
What was the result? CSK lost to
RCB by 43 runs at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.
3.
How bad is CSK's form? This is CSK's
third consecutive loss to start IPL 2026, leaving them at the bottom of the
table.
4.
What's the losing streak? Gaikwad has
now lost seven straight matches as CSK captain, dating back to IPL 2025.
5.
What happened in the match? RCB posted
250/3, powered by Tim David's 70 off 25 balls, and CSK managed only 207 in
response.
Ruturaj Gaikwad Takes Full Blame After CSK's Crushing Loss to RCB
'It's on me' –
Ruturaj Gaikwad took full responsibility after Chennai Super Kings
slumped to their third consecutive defeat in IPL 2026, losing to Royal
Challengers Bengaluru by 43 runs at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on Sunday.
The CSK captain scored just 7 runs off 3 balls, departing in the very first
over during the chase of a mammoth 251-run target.
'Definitely It's on Me Today': Ruturaj Gaikwad's Honest Self-Assessment
Ruturaj Gaikwad did
not mince words when assessing his own performance. "I
think, maybe if I had contributed more at the top of the order, you never know,
we would have chased it down. So definitely it's on me today," Gaikwad
said after the game.
The CSK skipper's
opening partner, Sanju Samson, also struggled, managing just 9 runs. CSK were
reduced to 30 for 3 at one stage, and though Sarfaraz Khan (50 off 25),
Prashant Veer (43 off 29), and Jamie Overton (37 off 16) kept them alive through
the middle overs, the five-time champions ultimately fell short.
Ruturaj Gaikwad's Nightmare: 7 Losses in a Row as CSK Captain
This defeat
extended Gaikwad's losing streak to seven consecutive matches as CSK captain. The losing
run began in IPL 2025 with a defeat to RCB in Chennai and has continued into a
challenging start to the 2026 season. The result places Gaikwad alongside Virat
Kohli and Yuvraj Singh on an unwanted list of Indian captains with seven
straight IPL losses.
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Tim David's 8 Sixes Sink CSK, Hand Ruturaj Gaikwad Another Loss
CSK had the game
under control until the 15th over. At 151 for 3, RCB looked set
for a competitive but chaseable total. Then Tim David happened. The powerful
batter struck 70 off just 25 deliveries, with eight sixes, adding an unbeaten
99-run partnership with Rajat Patidar (48 off 19) in just 31 balls.
A crucial moment
came in the 18th over when Anshul Kamboj thought he had dismissed David, only
for the delivery to be called a no-ball. "Anshul almost got a wicket of
him. Unfortunately, it was an illegal delivery, but after that, he just smacked
all around the park. Hats off to him," Gaikwad said.
Missed
Opportunities in the Field
CSK were also
sub-par on the field, dropping an early catch offered by Virat Kohli. "If we
had taken that early chance of Virat, maybe the momentum would have come to us. We still
had the game till the 13th or 14th over, but that's where it shifted,"
Gaikwad admitted.
Source Information:
- Times of India: 'It's on me':
Ruturaj Gaikwad takes full blame after CSK's crushing loss -4
- Hindustan Times: Ruturaj Gaikwad
raises his hand, takes blame for CSK's shellacking -6
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